Arabic News Weekly Edition for Bahrain, 10/25/2004
Weekly Edition, Bahrain - Week of October 25, 2004
- Chairman of the secular council in Bahrain says organization is legitimate
One of the senior Shiite scholar in Bahrain, Sheikh Issa Qasem, said that the "Secular Islamic Council which was established by several Shiite clergy men is in compliance with the constitution," noting that "it is not a political establishment and its principles are religious rather than political." Bahrain, Politics, 10/30/2004 - Bahrain detains 30 persons maintaining solidarity with al-Khawaja
The Bahraini security forces have dispersed by force massive demonstrations in cars that took the streets of the country in solidarity with the executive director of the Bahrain Center For Human Rights, Abdul Hadi al-Khawaja, who has been detained since the end of September and detained other 30 persons. Bahrain, Politics, 10/29/2004 - Al-Wasat: Bahrain shiite council boycotts Islamic affairs minister
The Bahraini daily al-Wasat said yesterday that Shiite men of religion, founders of a new council called "the secular Islamic council" refused to attend a meeting with the minister of Islamic affairs Abdullah Bin Khaled al-Khaleifa after the latter announced that the formation of this council is "a violation to the constitution" and called on its founder to join the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs. Bahrain, Politics, 10/28/2004